Concealable ironing board



March 19, 1929. JOSEPH 1,706,170

CONCEALABLE IRONING BOARD Filed June 5, 1926 J IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

warren STATES PAUL E. JOSEPH, 033 OAKLAND, CALEFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO earner QFEICE.

GHICAGO LUMBER COM- PANY OF WASHINGTON, OF OAKLAND, CALIEQBNIA, A COR-FORATION OF DELA- WARE.

CONCEALJL'BLE IBONING BOARD.

Application filed June 3,

u on the ironin board in the different ad-' justed positions of the latter.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure which may be installed as a unit entirely within a wall of ordinary structure and thickness;

The inventionpossesses other objects and features of advantage, some. of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of my invention which is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to be understood thatl do not limit myself to the showing made by the said drawings and description,

- asI may adopt variations of the preferred form within the-scope of my invention as set forth in theclaims.

Referring to said drawings,

Figure 1 is aside elevation of the structure of my invention showing the various parts thereof extended inoperative position.

*i ure 2 is a perspective view showing the device disposed in a wall cavity with the various parts in inoperative,.or folded, posi- .tion. I

Figure 3 is an enlargedview of a portion of the showing of Figure 1.

As illustrated in; the drawings, the device of my invention comprises an ironing board 3 .mounted in a, cabinet 1 arranged to lit between studding5 of a wall 6 of usual structure, the cabinet preferably being of such dimensions that a special. wall structure will not be, required to permit 1 its mounting therein. As shown, the cabinet is'rectangular and is formed with side walls 7, top and bottom walls 8 and 9 respectively, and a back wall 11. The front edge of'the cahinet is preferably provided with a casing 12 here shown overlying the forward 1928. Serial No. 113,391.

edges of the top and side walls and extending to the floor 13, closure for the opening defined by the casing being provided by means of a sectional door 1% hingedly secured to the casing one side of the openmg.

Structural provision for mounting the cabinet in the wall consists merely in the provision of a header member 15 extending at the proper height between the studding 5. andin terminatii the front wall finish 16 at the edges of the space thus defined bct Jeen the studding, the header 15, and the floor plate 15. It will now be noted that with the over-all depth of the cabinet from theplane of the back of the casing no greater than the studding depth plus the thickness of the wall surface 16, and the cabinet narrow enough to fit between the studding. the latter may be constructed and assembled at some other point and then mounted as a unit in the space provided therefor. Since a special wall thickness or structure is not required, it will be obvious that the device is equally adapted for installation in old and new houses, it being noted that it may readily be dimensioned for installation in walls formed with studding as narrow as substantially three inches.

he ironing board 3, it will now be noted, is arranged to be supported by, and entirely from within, the cabinet. here shown. the cabinet side walls 7 are provided with vertical slots 17. appropriately positioned and having sets of sockets l8 and 19 respectively communicating therewith and extending forwardly therefrom, the sockets of a set being in opposed relation, with the sockets 18 above the sockets 19. Fixed at an end 21 of the board are pivots 22 slidably engaged in said slots and arranged to be seated in said sockets so that the board is thus thereby pivotally secured to the cabinet and may extend from the l. vcl of either set of sockets.

Means are provided for supporting the board in horizontally extended position, and as here shown, such means comprise the provision of a pair of struts 23 pivotally secured to the board and cabinet. The struts 23, it will be noted,-are here shown pivotally secured to the board by means of hinges 2e. while at their other end they are pivotally connected to an edge 25 of a horizontally disposed member 26 by means of hinges 27. The member 26, it will be noted, is mounted in and between the cabinet walls 7 for pivotal movement about a different horizontal axis than that of the hinges 27. Mounting of the member 26 is here shown most simply provided by means of pivot pins 28 extending therefrom to engage in suitable bearings provided in the side walls 7. It will now be noted that the struts are preferably attached adjacent the opposite ends of the member 26, while their spacing at the'board is appreciably less than the spacing thus provided at the member 26, so that they cooperate to define a trapezoid in their planeto thereby provide a rigid brace against lateral displacement of the board as wellsas a support therefor. i I 1 As here shown, the member 26 is so shaped and mounted that when swung upwardly and back from the position shown in full lines in Figure '1, the edge 25 will bear against'the backwall 11, as shown in dotted lines in the same figure, while lts downward rotation from the first position is prevented by reason of its engagement with stops 29 hereshown mounted on the outer edge of a transversely disposed member 29 fixed in the cabinet in appropriateposition below the pivotal axis of the member 26.

In this manner, it will be noted, pivotal V movement of the member 26'1sl1m1ted, and

a substantially direct bearing for the struts is provided in either extreme position of the member 26. Since the back wall '11 may be formed ofcomparatively thin wood, the stops 29 may be also utilized to assist in limiting l'ilIG'bELCkWlICl movement of the member '26. As here shown, such is effected by so shaping'and positioning the member 26 andistops 29 that an edge 30 of the former will bear against. the-rearward sides of the latter when the member 26 engages the wall 11. It will nowbe noted that the variousparts are so related that when the board is extended horizontally outwardly from the upper"sockets 18, the member 26 I isarrang'ed tobe in bearing position against the stops 28, while with theboard extended horizontally outwardly of the lower sockets 19,the member. 26 is arranged to bear against the back wall 11 and stops 29, it being obvious that-either ot' the latter might be used aloneif so desired. g i V In this manner, positioning of the board in either horizontal plane is provided for, yet

V the pivotal-mounting of the latter together really provide a triple hinge structure with V the member 26 forming the middle leaf,

' it ma pivotally secured toand between the side walls 7 at a point above/and rearwardly of the sockets 18 so that it may be' swung upwardly to' lie between thefba'ck wall 11 and the board'8. Meansare provided tor-holding the sleeve-board 31 in horizontally extended position, and as here shown, such means comprise a. brace 32 niounted "on "the latter and arrangedte engagevthe'boardifi in either of its operativepositions toproperly .positionand support theboard 31. As here shown, the brace 32' is arranged, when the/board 31 in it-s upper extended ea-- tion, to engage a suitable stopprovided-ad-= jacent the end 21 'of'theboard'ii, the member providing the pivots 22 being here shown util-ized as a stop tor the purpose.

When the board'3 is iniits lower operative position, the brace 32 is swung outwardly to a perpendicular position'toibeariat its other end on the=board3, as shown in dotted lines in Figure2, In this manner, support for the sleeve board is provided 'at ealltimes, and y be disposed in 'the-cabinet'when not inuse. I f If an electriciron is to-be used with the boards, means associated with theca'binet are provided for supporting the electric iron cord 8650 that it"will'depe'nd from above the operators head. As'here shown, such-means comprise the provisionio'f-abracket-arm 37 pivotally fixed atone endat the upper-end ofa-c-abinetside 7' and arranged to be disposed either vertically within the cabinet or horizontally outwardly therefrom,- astop 38 being provided for releasa bly=securing the arm 37 in thelastmentioned position, itbeing noted tliat the co'rd36 may besecured to or merely passed over the outer end of the arm 37 to "besupported thereby As here shown, thecabine't is also arranged to serve as-a broomclosetby suitably notching the 'members 26 and 29 to receive the lower portion of the broom 1 1 and pro viding a suitable handle gripping device 42 on the under surf-aceof the 'bo'ard *3.

I It will now be partici'1larly noted that a combined mounting and housing for a coneealable adjustable ironing board have been provided-which maybe installed. as a unit-in a wall of ordinary thickness, and which at the same time provides a particularly rigid support for the ironing board. 7

While I have hereinspecifically Y described a structure permitting the operative positioning of the ironing board at but two levels, it will be obvious that by use of addi tional sets of sockets for the reception of pivots 22 and adjustably positionable stops for cooperation with the member 26, a range of more than two positions might be provided for without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a cabinet, an ironing board, cooperating means on said cabinet and board engageable to secure the inner end of said board in either one of a pair of adjusted positions in said cabinet, a strut member pivotally secured to said board, a member disposed across said cabinet and pivoted thereto at its ends, a hinge pivotally securing said strut member to said second member, the pivotal axes oi said second member and hinge being spaced and parallelly disposed, and a pair of fixed stops in said cabinet, different of said stops being operatably engageable by said second member in the different adjusted positions of said board end when said board is operatively disposed.

2. In a device of the character described, a cabinet, an ironing board, cooperating means on said cabinet and board engageable to secure the inner end of said board in a pair of adjusted positions in said cabinet, a strut member having an end thereof pivotally secured to said board at an intermediate point thereof, a member disposed across said cabinetand pivoted thereto at its ends, means pivotally securin said strut member at the other end thereof to said second member for rotation about an axis spaced from and parallel to the axis of said member, and stop members provided in said cabinet and arranged to be engaged by portions of said second member adjacent the point of attachment of said strut thereto when said board is operatively disposed in each of its adjusted positions.

3. Means for supporting an ironing board in operative position and at different levels, comprising a fixed support, cooperating means on said board and support engageable to secure the inner end of said board to said support at said different levels, a strutmemher having an end thereof pivotally secured to said board at a point thereof outward of said inner board end, a member hinged to said support for rotation about a fixed horizontal axis, means hingedly securing the other end of said strut to said last member about an axis spaced from and parallel to the fixed axis thereof, and stop members on said support arranged to be operatably engaged by 'said second member when said board is operatively disposed in each of its adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Oakland, California, this 22nd day of May, 1926.

PAUL E. JOSEPH. 

